Between the Plague and the Coronavirus

The origin of the staging of the Passion of Christ goes back to the time of the plague. In 1633 the population committed themselves to represent the last episodes of Jesus' life, from the last supper to his death, burial and resurrection, if the "black death" would forgive them. The people of Oberammergau have remained faithful to this vow for almost 400 years. But in 2020... Every ten years the Bavarian people of Oberammergau find themselves in a state of emergency: the men grow beards and even the school children wear long hair. For half a year, the more than 2,000 inhabitants wear biblical costumes in the five-hour performance of the Passion of Christ. The report shows the exhaustive preparation of the project as the coronavirus epidemic spreads through Europe. The performers had hoped to stage the play, but in the end Oberammergau, world famous for having been saved from the plague, had to cancel the Passion play because of the new disease. However, the population is determined to keep their promise in two years. Translated with www.DeepL.com/… (free version)

• 2020-06-28T23:56:06+00:00
• Duration: 26:01

• pasiondecristo
• Cristo
• pasion
• Dios
• peste
• coronavirus
• COVID19

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